Thomas Sully: career timeline
American · 1783–1872 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 12 of 29 lots (44% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 4 | 4 | $23kSign up | Oil |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | $9kSign up | Oil |
| 1830s | 3 | 3 | $6.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | $6kSign up | Oil |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | $3kSign up | Oil |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | $3.5kSign up | Oil |
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1810s 4 works
1820s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $9kSign up
- Average
- $9kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 25 in (76 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1827 Portrait of George Nugent$9kSign up
1830s 3 works
1840s 1 work
1850s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 30 × 25 in (76 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1860s 1 work
1870s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
15 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $4.8kSign up
- Average
- $4.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 18.5 in (61 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2006 Portrait of a Woman$4.8kSign up
sold 2009 A portrait of Robert Anderson 30 x 25 1/4in$4.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $4kSign up
- Average
- $4.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 14.5 in (34 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
sold 2015 Portrait of Girl with Black Hat$3.4kSign up
sold 2015 Portrait of Samuel Ladd Howell$2.3kSign up
sold 2016 Portrait of Helen SullivanUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2017 Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Stott of Petersburg, Virginia and Glasgow, Scotland (Sully #1594, #1595), she signed, middle right "TS 1831" he$7kSign up
sold 2018 Possible Portrait of Alwina Agnes Clementina Bohlen in an Exotic Silk Hat$5.2kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2019 Nude with Putti$4kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $4.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 15 in (53 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
sold 2020 with Thomas Sully Jr.$10kSign up
sold 2021 Two SistersUnsold
sold 2023 Portrait of a Young Woman$2.4kSign up
sold 2025 Young Woman in a Landscape$2.2kSign up
sold 2026 Mother and Child$3kSign up
sold 2026 Portrait of a Lady$7.5kSign up
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sold 2026 Portrait of Mrs. Day$1.3kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Thomas Sully auction results →